
Retreat Offerings
What To Expect
Our silent meditation retreats are designed for you to rediscover your inspiration and reignite your inner spark. Enjoy the feeling of relaxation, and your mind and heart becoming clearer as your thoughts slow down.
Your time at Castle Grace, will cleanse and nourish your body, clear and rejuvenate your mind, reconnect you with the truth of your inner essence and your felt sense, present moment experience of a Higher power.
The retreat also emphasizes the power of prayer and devotion, providing a peaceful, quiet and supportive environment for deep heartfelt reflection and meaningful Self-discovery.
With over 100 days of silence under our belts in the past 2 years, we’ve found that meditating in silence allows us all to do the deep personal work, while being fully supported by a collective container. All of you is welcome here, and you’re invited to bring your full Self to the table, as you feel through any of the emotions and experiences that you may have found hard to handle alone, allowing insights to arise organically, bringing you back into connection with your core reason for being.
Meditation
We meditate (with minimal supportive guidance) for up to one hour, several times a day. Our meditation sessions are inspired by Vipassana, Kundalini, Chakra energy-center work, The Gene Keys, and Richard Rudd’s Art of Contemplation offering a fusion of both traditional Eastern, Western and cutting-edge modalities.
Morning Movement, Yin Yoga, Breathwork, and Visualization
We warm up each morning with guided movement to activate your body & breath. Each afternoon we spend 2 hours gently stretching ourselves in Yin Yoga with accompanying music/prayer transmissions. There is plenty of time to relax in nature, enjoy the amenities, contemplate, and sleep between sessions.
We offer a variety of daily breathwork practices to awaken the body and support rhythmic breathing and meditations on each of the energy centers. The energy that’s liberated through the breathwork is then directed into guided visualizations in service of your own self-actualization and the regeneration of our planet.
Retreats
Evolve Quietly (Multi-Day Residential Retreat)
These events are 3 or 5 full days of silence, and typically include 4-5 hours of meditation a day, along with a selection of morning movement, breathwork exercises, 2 hours of Yin Yoga with accompanying music/prayer transmissions, guided visualizations, and hiking/creek dipping for those so inclined.
See sample schedule for more information
2. The Pause (Single Day Retreat)
This event is 1 day of full silence and typically includes 4-5 hours of meditation during that day, along with a selection of morning movement, breathwork exercises, 2 hours of Yin Yoga with accompanying music/prayer transmissions, guided visualizations, and hiking/creek dipping for those so inclined.
See sample schedule for more information
TIME | ACTIVITY |
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6:30 AM - 7:00 AM | Wake Up in Silence Coffee/Tea/Supplements |
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM | Morning Movement |
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Silent Meditation & Breathwork Practice |
8:30 AM -10:00 AM | Breakfast & Breakfast Clean Up |
10:00 AM-10:45 AM | Silent Meditation |
10:45 AM-11:45 AM | - Hike/Creek Dip/Hot tub - Reading and journaling time |
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | Meditation, Breathwork and Visualisation Exercises |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Lunch & Lunch Clean Up |
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Yin to Music /Sound Transmission |
5:00 PM-5:15 PM | Break |
5:15 PM-6:00 PM | Silent Meditation |
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Dinner & Dinner Clean Up |
7:30-PM - 9:30PM | Silent Meditation & Visual Content |
3. Sample Schedule
A bell will ring before the start of each section. Go to your mat when you hear the bell. We will wait for everyone to arrive to begin again.
A bowl will ring in all common areas when each meal is served. Wash your dish & place it in the dishwasher. If the dishwasher is running, hand wash your dish.
Focus solely on your experience. Refrain from speaking, eye contact, and physical contact. If you have an issue, you may write a note to an instructor during meals.
Sit up and do your best to remain still during meditation. Backjack floor chairs are available in the Temple closet. You may lie down for medical reasons. Books are available under the living room table. Leave no trace on the space. If you are dirty/sweaty/oily please wipe